Gayla Sighting

Save on Fifth (around 7th street) has a new batch of Gayla Kites.


Get 'em whiles theys gots 'em.

The Littlest Kite-Flyer

Every Sunday in San Juan, the locals gather on the big lawn that stretches down the hill from the ponderous old fort, El Morro. They buy cheap Gayla plastic kites from vendors who set up booths on the street. When I was there, there were at least 100 kites in the air at once.

This little girl was much more interested in bouncing her kite along the ground than flying it.

Found this on Flickr. Let's go to San Juan.

The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow...

It's been a little wet, but we're still flying kites tomorrow.

We'll head out early as usual, because they are saying rain later, but we all know weather.com is full of shit anyway, so it's probably going to be beautiful and warm. But the ground will probably be wet, so prepare for that however you think you should. As Jeremy points out, the good thing about the wet ground is that our park will be less crowded with other jerks grabbing our spools, and getting in the way of squidgie discs.

See you there.

Hey! Look to the right.

There's the weather.
Specifically temperature, UV, and wind.
The keys to a great day of kite-flying.
Nice.

Make It Happen.

Another perfect day in the park. We got there around 10am, and the temperature quickly approached 80 degrees Fahrenheit. The winds were a little weak and inconsistent at first, and we had a lot of knotted lines, but we refused to surrender, and the winds finally picked up and the kites flew high. There were a lot of other kite-flyers in the park too, which is always excellent. There was also a gigantic American flag. We spent about 5 hours out there, and have the sunburns to prove it.

After the kite-flying we retreated to the recuperative shade and drinks of Ye Olde Carriage Inn, along with some fries and Erotic Photo Hunt.

more photos

zero wind kites

they may not be gala's but, using materials from nasa and carbon fiber spars, they are wings of beauty and remind me of birds.



they're from switzerland and cost 300 EUR but even so, i'd really like one...

http://www.horvath.ch/kites.html

You Can't Beat Perfect.

So it looks like we'll be returning to the usual spot in Prospect Park this Saturday around 10am. Bring your Gayla.

Onion rings, Guinness and Erotic Photo Hunt to follow.